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Force Fed Words

By Shane

Topics: Poetry Source: AllPoetry Original source

Singing like a bird, to the same old tune again Choking on the words that you put inside my mouth Dancing like a marionette, wooden shoes again Acting like a puppet with the same old strings again Government juggernauts, stealing my thoughts again Choking on the words that they put inside my mouth Politicians in white shirts, stealing my rewards again A pigeon on the floor they all think I’m diseased again Fingers in my mouth, I’m biting my nails again They all try to push me, but I’m biting down hard on them Choke on my fingers as they’re pulling them out As they’re filling my face, with their words in my mouth again Pointing a gun, threatening to kill myself again The words in my mouth are talking me out of it As I’m pulling the trigger, my fingers come out again The words in my mouth… speak no more! Written April 10th, 2002 © on Apr 10 2002 11:48 AM PST   10 • 0

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